Telecom Asia articles from December 2006

Telecom Asia archives from December 2006

With a RebTel yell: VoIP goes cellular (sort of).(TANNER)
December 1, 2006... Just as the World Wide Web has Web 2.0--which has brought us blogs, MySpace, YouTube, etc--VoIP is promising to bring us "Voice 2.0" (as Iotum cofounder and CEO Alec Saunders called it in last year's Voice 2.0 Manifesto). Simply put, Voice...

VoWLAN: from wireless to mobile.(FIRST MILE)
December 1, 2006... The cellular value chain collectively scoffed when voice over WLAN first hit the scene several years ago. Who on Earth was going to use battery-draining handsets for networks with a range of 100 meters when they had a perfectly good cellular...

Fiber surplus in the city.(telecommunications providers customized data services for Metropolitan area networks)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The rush in the late 1990s to beef up metro networks with fiber was intended to alleviate the problem of MANs becoming a bottleneck for higher-capacity long-haul networks as intra-city Internet traffic demand grew. Instead, the bottleneck was...

Govt committee calls for break up of Telecom NZ.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
December 1, 2006... A Parliamentary committee on the future of Telecom New Zealand is due to report its findings in this month, with a growing expectation that it will recommend the structural break up of the former monopoly. TNZ has already responded to...

Telcos enter new investment cycle.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)
December 1, 2006... Fixed-line and mobile operators in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific spent a combined $192.8 billion on capex last year, with this figure seen going up 5% to $203.1 billion this year. Infonetics Research says the telecom industry has...

Content challenge slows IPTV adoption.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)(usage of internet protocol television predicted)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Telecom operators now delving into IPTV services will continue to feel the challenge of not being usually associated with entertainment and content, with subscriber numbers expected to grow modestly over the next few years. An Ovum report...

Wi-Fi hotspots sizzle.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)
December 1, 2006... The number of Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide is expected to reach 143,700 by years end, 47% more than last year. According to ABI Research, while 74% of these sites are still found in North America and Europe, Asia Pacific will surpass both hotspot...

Broadband migration fuels Internet growth.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S TELECOM RESEARCH)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Internet access has given Asia-Pacific fixed-line providers a new lease on life, particularly with the increasing migration to broadband services. Frost & Sullivan says the region's Internet subscriber base has grown 5.9% to 161.8 million as of...

Doubts raised about Korea's IT masterplan.
December 1, 2006... Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication's master plan (IT839), which targets the broad development of IT in the belief that it will raise the country's per capita income to $20,000 a year, is mind-boggling in its vision, breadth,...

Correction.(NEWS ANALYSIS)(Correction notice)
December 1, 2006... In the mobile NGN article in our November issue ("Mobile's great transition"), we inadvertently transposed the captions on photos of Blums Pineda, Globe Telecom's head of business planning, and Mohammad Shahril, Celcom's general manager of...

Statistics from the Ministry of Information Industry shows the number of fixed-line subscribers in China has reached 370m.(BEIJING)
December 1, 2006... Statistics from the Ministry of Information Industry shows the number of fixed-line subscribers in China has reached 370m, while the nation's mobile subscriber base totaled 440m, bringing the country's total telephone volume at more than 800m.

China Telecom denies it is planning to buy a stake in South African.(BEIJING)
December 1, 2006... China Telecom denies it is planning to buy a stake in South African mobile operator MTN Group.

The government denies accusations by a press freedom group that it was one of the worst culprits of systematic online censorship.(BEIJING)
December 1, 2006... The government denies accusations by a press freedom group that it was one of the worst culprits of systematic online censorship. China was one of 13 countries singled out by Reporters Without Borders in a 24-hour online protest against...

Billionaire Li Ka-shing and Spain's Telefonica are part of a consortium led by financier Francis Leung that plans to buy Li's son's 23% stake in the city's incumbent carrier PCCW.(HONG KONG)
December 1, 2006... Billionaire Li Ka-shing and Spain's Telefonica are part of a consortium led by financier Francis Leung that plans to buy Li's son's 23% stake in the city's incumbent carrier PCCW. Industry sources say Li plans to buy 12% of PCCW while...

National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) opens up the market to phone-to-phone Internet calling services.(BANGKOK)
December 1, 2006... National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) opens up the market to phone-to-phone Internet calling services. The move allows service provider licensees to automatically start offering the new service, while those with no Internet license must...

Shin Satellite remains upbeat about its prospects for growth.(BANGKOK)
December 1, 2006... Shin Satellite remains upbeat about its prospects for growth, based on the expectation it can launch iPSTAR broadband satellite gateways in several markets by early next year despite suffering heavy third-quarter losses.

The government plans to issue two licenses to operators next year to provide nationwide wireless broadband services.(KUALA LUMPUR)
December 1, 2006... The government plans to issue two licenses to operators next year to provide nationwide wireless broadband services based on WiMAX technology.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission officially grants a 3G license to TT dotCom, a subsidiary of telecom services provider TIME dotCom.(KUALA LUMPUR)
December 1, 2006... The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission officially grants a 3G license to TT dotCom, a subsidiary of telecom services provider TIME dotCom. The IMT-2000 UMTS spectrum license is valid from November 2006 to April 2018 and covers...

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) asks information and communications minister Dayanidhi Maran to amend the current international long-distance.(NEW DELHI)
December 1, 2006... The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) asks information and communications minister Dayanidhi Maran to amend the current international long-distance guidelines to discourage restrictive and monopolistic practices of the incumbents and...

BT forms a joint venture with India's Jubilant Enpro.(NEW DELHI)
December 1, 2006... BT forms a joint venture with India's Jubilant Enpro to offer national and international long-distance services in India.

The TRAI orders ISPs to route domestic traffic within the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI).(NEW DELHI)
December 1, 2006... The TRAI orders ISPs to route domestic traffic within the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), a move that the regulator says could result in a "better quality and quick growth of Internet service" in the country.

Daum Communications is in talks with Google about possible business links.(SEOUL)
December 1, 2006... Daum Communications is in talks with Google about possible business links. Daum also said that Google or another US portal could be its business partner in the online pay-per-click advertising market.

Chunghwa Telecom reports that its third-quarter net profit fell 13% from the year-earlier period on higher expenses and lower tax credits.(TAIPEI)
December 1, 2006... Chunghwa Telecom reports that its third-quarter net profit fell 13% from the year-earlier period on higher expenses and lower tax credits. The carrier's net profit was NT$34.17b ($1.02b), down 10% from NT$38.17b ($1.15b) in the year-earlier...

NTT reports a 12% drop in its fiscal first-half profit, as Japan's top telecoms company posted sluggish profits at its mobile phone and fixed-line telephone subsidiaries.(TOKYO)(Financial report)
December 1, 2006... NTT reports a 12% drop in its fiscal first-half profit, as Japan's top telecoms company posted sluggish profits at its mobile phone and fixed-line telephone subsidiaries. NTT left unchanged its earnings forecast for this fiscal year through...

NTT DoCoMo plans to cut spending on network upgrades next fiscal year, though it targets major increases in speed and capacity for 2010 and 2015.(TOKYO)
December 1, 2006... NTT DoCoMo plans to cut spending on network upgrades next fiscal year, though it targets major increases in speed and capacity for 2010 and 2015. DoCoMo had raise its expenditures this fiscal period for upgrades related to Japan's number...

Softbank swings back into the black for the fiscal first-half.(TOKYO)
December 1, 2006... Softbank swings back into the black for the fiscal first-half. It reported a 14.44b yen ($122.37m) net profit for the six-month period through September 30, compared with a 4.18b yen ($34.46m) loss the same period last year.

The government declares that the partial privatization of telecoms giant Telstra was a success after investors snapped up A$8b ($6b) Of the company's shares.(SYDNEY)
December 1, 2006... The government declares that the partial privatization of telecoms giant Telstra was a success after investors snapped up A$8b ($6b) Of the company's shares. Officials say small investors bought all the Telstra shares they could before the...

Google issues a warning that says proposed changes to Australia's copyright laws could drive the country back to "the pre-Internet era.".(SYDNEY)
December 1, 2006... Google issues a warning that says proposed changes to Australia's copyright laws could drive the country back to "the pre-Internet era." The warning came in a submission to Australia's senate on legislation that Google claimed could open the...

Telecom New Zealand's earnings rise 12.6% in the first quarter, buoyed by a one-off gain from the sale of its majority stake in a Samoan cellular phone company.(WELLINGTON)
December 1, 2006... Telecom New Zealand's earnings rise 12.6% in the first quarter, buoyed by a one-off gain from the sale of its majority stake in a Samoan cellular phone company. The company also announced it is beginning the sale of its Yellow Pages directories...

SingTel's second quarter net profit rises 18.6% from a year earlier, as growth from its regional mobile associates offset lower profits in Australia.(SINGAPORE)(Financial report)
December 1, 2006... SingTel's second quarter net profit rises 18.6% from a year earlier, as growth from its regional mobile associates offset lower profits in Australia. SingTel's net profit for the three months ending September 30 was S$956m ($612m), up from...

Lawmakers ask top executives from Lucent Technologies and Alcatel to testify behind closed doors before a US House panel chaired by a lawmaker.(movements)
December 1, 2006... Lawmakers ask top executives from Lucent Technologies and Alcatel to testify behind closed doors before a US House panel chaired by a lawmaker who questions the national security impact of the French company's acquisition of the former...

A UN report unveils that business use of broadband Internet remains scarce in developing countries.(movements)
December 1, 2006... A UN report unveils that business use of broadband Internet remains scarce in developing countries, putting firms at a competitive disadvantage with businesses in industrialized countries.

The European Commission approves Nokia and Siemens plans to combine their mobile network operations.(movements)
December 1, 2006... The European Commission approves Nokia and Siemens plans to combine their mobile network operations, saying the market would remain competitive despite the "considerable market share" the new company would have in the mobile network equipment...

EU telecom chief Viviane Reding calls for a single European regulator, saying this would help all 25 nations toe the same line as they open up telecoms markets.(movements)
December 1, 2006... EU telecom chief Viviane Reding calls for a single European regulator, saying this would help all 25 nations toe the same line as they open up telecoms markets. Reding says the current complicated legal framework has forced the European...

Internet search rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft form an unusual alliance to support a shared standard regarding how Web sites are pinpointed for their indices.(movements)
December 1, 2006... Internet search rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft form an unusual alliance to support a shared standard regarding how Web sites are pinpointed for their indices. The initiative is intended to make it easier for webmasters, or Web site...

Vodafone posts a net loss of 5.1b pounds ($9.7b) in the first half of its financial year.(movements)(Financial report)
December 1, 2006... Vodafone posts a net loss of 5.1b pounds ($9.7b) in the first half of its financial year, largely because of difficulties in its German and Italian operations.

Deutsche Telekom names Rene Obermann, the head of the company's T-Mobile wireless division, as its new chief executive.(movements)
December 1, 2006... Deutsche Telekom names Rene Obermann, the head of the company's T-Mobile wireless division, as its new chief executive, after CEO Kai-Uwe Ricke tendered his resignation after four years in the top job.

Chipmaker Infineon Technologies reports a widened loss in Q4 due to charges related to the bankruptcy filing of BenQ Mobile's German subsidiary and the spinoff of Qimonda.(movements)
December 1, 2006... Chipmaker Infineon Technologies reports a widened loss in Q4 due to charges related to the bankruptcy filing of BenQ Mobile's German subsidiary and the spinoff of Qimonda. The Munich-based company lost 36m euros ($46.05m) in the quarter,...

Qualcomm reiterates that it is not optimistic about renewing a licensing agreement with Nokia, its largest licensee, before it expires in April.(movements)
December 1, 2006... Qualcomm reiterates that it is not optimistic about renewing a licensing agreement with Nokia, its largest licensee, before it expires in April. The issue came less than two weeks after the wireless technology company said it was making little...

Motorola buys Blackberry rival Good Technology in a deal that should boost the prospects for its new Q device.(movements)
December 1, 2006... Motorola buys Blackberry rival Good Technology in a deal that should boost the prospects for its new Q device as consumer demand for email phones rises.

Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment, a maker of tube manufacturing machines, files a lawsuit against online video-sharing giant YouTube because of its similarly sounding Web name.(movements)
December 1, 2006... Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment, a maker of tube manufacturing machines, files a lawsuit against online video-sharing giant YouTube because of its similarly sounding Web name. The company's Web site, utube.com, has been knocked offline...

The smart 7: thanks to VoIP convergence and NGN, the telecom outlook has never been so uncertain. But Telecom Asia's research has uncovered fresh and surprising ways in which operators are finding new sources of growth and strategic advantage. Here's a close look at our top 7 paths to growth for 2007.
December 1, 2006... Success in the dark Segment: Fixed Description: Wholesale The Pipe Networks tale is a classic of the customerturns-table-on-supplier variety. It began four years ago when Australian entrepreneurs Bevan Slattery and Steve Baxter founded...

Putting telcos in control: with services becoming more IP-centric and the telecom industry moving toward IMS, policy control is playing a critical role in helping telcos ensure their network resources are allocated to the right customers using the right services with assured quality.(BILLING)
December 1, 2006... For years fixed-line operators have been looking at ways to apply policies to their IP networks control band-width resources. But traditional methods for enabling policy control are inflexible, requiring that classes of service for different...

Making mobile affordable in rural Bangladesh: Bangladesh's Grameen Phone uses innovative prepaid technology to tap into the allegedly "unprofitable" rural segment and boost its customer acquisition numbers 55%.
December 1, 2006... Here is a chicken and egg question for emerging markets--what comes first: economic growth or a sound telecom infrastructure? Though infrastructures of many kinds are required to boost a country's economic growth, telecom does play a huge role...

Telcos face data-center crunch: improved agility, better system utilization and sourcing best practices top the list of data-center requirements.(ROUNDTABLE)
December 1, 2006... During a Telecom Asia executive roundtable in Hong Kong sponsored by HP, business and IT leaders detailed the challenges they faced in managing an IT infrastructure to cope with rapid market change, consolidation of business operations, plus...

Telcos plot path to desktop: the traditional network provider role played by operators has given them the basis to move confidently beyond network management services to security and application management, and soon, mobility services.(MANAGED SERVICES)
December 1, 2006... Service providers have made their intentions clear in the last few years--banishing the image of being mere pipe providers and setting their sights squarely on getting as close to managing the enterprise desktop as possible. The...

Video conferencing: take two: another assault on the vidcon market, this time by vendors aiming to recreate the boardroom experience. But they don't come cheap.(APPLICATIONS)
December 1, 2006... Network equipment maker Cisco made a launched its new point-to-point video conferencing system in Asia-Pac with a splash two months ago. Its new TelePresence product allows users from two remote locations to conduct a meeting as if they are on...

When dumping is not an option; as equipment lifecycles shorten and regulations tighten, companies have to start thinking as much about disposing of gear as they do on acquiring it, and helping customers do the same.
December 1, 2006... There are many reasons for getting rid of IT equipment other than obsolescence. Upgrades to smaller, more powerful machines are rapidly reducing the lifecycle for equipment which in most cases can still be used. A move to a new premise can also...

Mobile malware threats on the rise.(AMERICAN FORUM)
December 1, 2006... Paul Miller, managing director of mobile and wireless for Symantec Corp, is no slouch when it comes to reacting to computer viruses and malware that suddenly appear, multiply and wreak havoc worldwide. But even he was surprised by what became...

Economics unplugged.(The Undercover Economist)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 1, 2006... The Undercover Economist Tim Harford (Little, Brown) Suddenly, the dismal science is sexy. This volume is of a piece with last year's bestseller, "Freakonomics", where American economist Steven Levitt discovered why drug dealers still lived...

Googlemania.
December 1, 2006... The Google Story David A. Vise (Pa Books 2005-2006) In its short history, Google has already created a heady mythology, enthusiastically chronicled here by David Vise, a Washington Post tech reporter. There's the classic garage startup...

Enhanced ADSL2+ modem routers.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... SMC Networks has launched three new Barricade branded ADSL2+ modem touters: the SMC7901BRA2 with one Ethernet and one USB port; the SMC7904BRA2 with four Ethernet ports, and the SMC7904WBRA2 with four Ethernet ports and 802.11g wireless...

Broadband management devices.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)(Allot Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Allot Communications' NetEnforcer 2500 series, including the AC-2520 and AC-2540 models, is designed for large carriers and service providers with highly demanding network environments. The AC-2500 series provides up to 8-Gigabit ports and...

Compact multi-service IP-DSLAM.(Internet Protocol Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer)(Keymile launched new network access system, "MileGate 2110")(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Keymile has expanded its MileGate product range with the release of the MileGate 2110, a compact IP-DSLAM access system. With its small size and high subscriber density, the new platform enables the installation of network termination for...

'Purpose-built' carrier Ethernet platform.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... Juniper Networks has introduced the MX960 Ethernet services router, the first in a series of platforms optimized for emerging Ethernet net work architectures and services. The MX960 is "purpose-built" for the most demanding carrier...

Mobile WiMAX base station.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... Nokia's Flexi WiMAX base station allows operators to reduce the operating and capital expenditures entailed in rolling out broadband wireless networks. With its small and modular design, the base station enables operators to optimize the...

More WiMAX deployment options.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... Aperto Networks has unveiled its strategy to support a wide range of deployment options for network operators looking to capitalize on the IEEE 802.16-2004 fixed and IEEE 802.16e-2005 mobile WiMAX standards. The mobile WiMAX offering is...

BlackBerry mobile apps sans email.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... Research In Motion's BlackBerry enterprise server for MDS applications incorporates the BlackBerry platform's security, unique push-based architecture, reliability and administrative features. This provides organizations with an easy and...

ZigBee OEM development kits.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... NEC Electronics, Skyley Networks and Uniband Electronic (UBEC) have unveiled development kits, both software and hardware, that enable OEMs and system developers to quickly and easily develop low power, wireless peer-to-peer mesh networks. ...

New IP networking products.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... Huawei-3Com has launched a new product range, which includes the H3C $9500, H3C $7500, H3C $5600, H3C $5100, H3C $3600, and H3C $3100 series switches and the H3C AR18, H3C AR28 and H3C AR46 series routers. Focusing on the enterprise market,...

Remedy for slow Web apps.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... F5 Networks has unveiled a new release of its WebAccelerator product for enterprise organizations that need superior Web application acceleration. The WebAccelerator product is now available on its advanced TMOS architecture, delivered as...

IPTV stress testing tool.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)(Pixelmetrix to expand its internet protocol services)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Pixelmetrix has expanded its portfolio of IPTV service validation systems with the launch of the IPTV test stream generator, DVStorIP-Gen. The DVStorIP-Gen is a high-performance, cost-effective tool for the evaluation, compliance testing...

Customer self-service testing solution.(PREMIERE: Latest products and services)
December 1, 2006... TelcoSI has released the proxyNM:SELFSERVE, an agent-based, self-service testing solution that allows endusers to automatically run a series of network and VoW tests in a browser window and receive simple greenlight/red-light results. With...

Networking opportunities across Asia.(EVENTS CALENDAR)(Calendar)
December 1, 2006... Networking opportunities across Asia Date Event Location Jan 14-Jan 17, 2007 PTC 2007 Hawaii, USA Jan 22-Jan 23, 2007 GSM 3G India Mumbai,...

Telecom New Zealand appoints director.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Industry veteran Ron Spithill has joined Telecom New Zealand's board as a director, following his recent resignation as chairman of Alcatel Australia. Previously, he was also EVP and CMO of the Alcatel group and vice chairman of Alcatel...

MEF adds three new members.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has appointed WiderThan Asia Pacific EVP Jay Kim, Warner Bros. Entertainment Asia Pacific wireless director Julian Lai-Hung and Dada Asia CEO Richard Robinson to its Asian executive board. Re-elected to...

Hutch Australia's new CEO.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Hutchison Telecommunications Australia sales, marketing and product director Nigel Dews will take over the company's CEO position in January, replacing Kevin Russell, who will return to the UK to be deputy chief executive of 3G UK. Before...

Orange Business Services names VP.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Orange Business Services, the business communications solutions and services arm of the France Telecom Group, has appointed Simon Lawrie as VP of global networks and solutions to head the company's Singapore-based global communications...

DiGi CFO becomes CMO.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... DiGi Telecommunications has appointed current CFO Johan Dennelind as CMO, taking over the post from Chee Pok Jin, who has the left the company to join Indonesia's Mobile 8 as COO. As CMO, Dennelind will manage customer service, marketing...

Nortel hires VPs.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Nortel has named Jay Huang as VP of its mobility and converged core networks business in Asia. The company has also appointed Ellen Bovarnick as VP of its lean six sigma and global quality division to lead the implementation of its six...

Head of sales for Sony Ericsson.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Ericsson Brazil president Anders Runevad will take over the position of EVP and head of sales at Sony Ericsson in January, succeeding Jan Wareby. Runevad will be based at Sony Ericsson's corporate functions office in Hammersmith, London.

BT India chief.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... CS Rao has joined the BT group as managing director to head BT India. Rao will be based in New Delhi, where he will manage all of BT's activities in India and its relationship with local licensee Bharti Airtel. Rao has 25 years of...

Accenture's new CFO.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Pamela Craig has assumed the role of CFO at Accenture, succeeding Michael McGrath, who has been named international chairman. Craig has been working with Accenture for 24 years and most recently served as SVP of finance, a position she has...

UTStarcom adds supply chain head.(TELECOM CAREER)(Jimmy Khoo)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... UTStarcom has hired Jimmy Khoo as SVP of global supply chain to manage the company's worldwide logistic and supply chain activities. Khoo comes to UTStarcom with 17 years of experience from HP, where he has served in a variety of...

Espial IPTV hires global sales VP.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... IPTV middleware and applications provider Espial IPTV has appointed Dave Williamson as VP of the company's worldwide sales team. Prior to the appointment, Williamson held the same position at Bridgewater Systems.

MapInfo names EVP.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... John O'Hara has joined MapInfo as EVP of international operations to lead the company's expansion strategies in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. O'Hara joins MapInfo from Microsoft, where he served as GM of enterprise and...

Tandberg appoints APAC execs.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Tandberg has appointed Jeff Hurmuses as president of China and Japan, and Lars Ronning as president of North/Southeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand. Hurmuses has held several senior regional positions for a variety of multinational...

Fortune Telecom gets comms chief.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Hong Kong-based mobile phone distributor Fortune Telecom Holdings has hired Alan Fung to lead the company's newly created corporate communications department.

Tundra Semiconductor promotes exec.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Tundra Semiconductor has promoted Robert Fischer to VP of sales to lead the company's global sales effort across all markets. He will define and implement strategic and tactical sales plans to accelerate growth and increase Tundra's market...

GM of Nero Online.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Digital media technology provider Nero has named Kris Barton GM of Nero Online. Barton will oversee the ongoing development of Nero's online presence and coordinate effective relationships among the company's technology and products, marketing...

CNBC appoints SVP for business development.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... CNBC has appointed Alan Seiffert as SVP for business development and partnerships in Asia Pacific. Seiffert will oversee CNBC's efforts to build up business opportunities for the network and manage relationships with CNBC's current...

Star names ad sales chief.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Star, News Corp.'s media and entertainment unit in Asia, has appointed Karen Davidson as SVP of advertising sales. Based in Hong Kong, she will oversee Star's advertising sales activities throughout the region and will also be responsible...

Yankee Group appoints execs.(TELECOM CAREER)(Jason Shore as and John Jacobs)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Research firm Yankee Group has appointed Jason Shore as its new CFO and John Jacobs as its SVP of marketing and product management. Apart from financial organization, Shore will also oversee the company's information technology, internal...

Industry veterans join Chipworks.(TELECOM CAREER)
December 1, 2006... Chipworks has named industry veteran Taiso Kazuta as sales and business developer for its new operations in Japan. The company has also hired Richard Wu as director of sales to expand the company's business in the Greater China region.